Accompanied by my colleague, I drove along the new autopista leading out of San Juan, Puerto Rico, toward Guyama.
We pass abandoned mine workings, tall chimneys reminiscent of Cornwall, before descending to connect with the autopista for the final few miles into Aguilas.
So, back on the autopista, for that is where we were by now, we pulled over at a garage, bought a map and retraced our route into the city centre.
The ruins of Chichen Itza lie about midway between Cancun and Merida, so that the journey from each city takes around 2 or 3 hours via the new autopista.
Origin
1950s: from Spanish, from auto 'automobile' + pista 'track'.